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NK Cells: I wonder if it's worth having a One Stop Shop of info on this topic!??

I'm back in detective mode again!

After 2 more implantation failures in July & Aug, after my 6th m/c at 7+3 in June, I came across the NK Cell test again and decided to do some looking into that - it may have been mentioned on a forum on this site somewhere I think? (I'm on a few forum sites so it gets me a bit confused at times!!)

Anyways, some ladies, who had obviously exhausted all the tests Gynae are prepared to offer too, mentioned they had gone privately for this NK Cell test, which from my understanding seems to be a blood test that counts the level of Killer Cells within the blood and then assumes a certain level of these cells are in your uterus. If you have a high count then you can be put on a steroid called Prednisolone to lower the amount of these Killer Cells, thus suppressing your Immune System and allowing the foetus to develop without fear of being attacked and kicked out of it's new home!

Alongside these posts, another lady had mentioned that she had had her NKCell test done for free as part of a research trial, led by a Dr Quenby at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. I contacted Dr Quenby and am going to see her in a couple of weeks. She is doing research into Recurrent Miscarriage & Implantation Failure and Natural Killer Cells. She takes a biopsy of your uterus and can therefore more accurately tell the levels of these NK Cells in your uterus, and then treats you with the Prednisolone steroid.

I wonder if it would be worth compiling a seperate section on this topic, as it's probably the next stop on any investigations once you've been given the all clear from Gynae and told there's nothing more they can look into - coz obviously there is!!

ooop yep! :-) Sorry, hadn't checked in for a while!
well, I ovulated on Sat and phoned Dr Quenby's secretary on Mon - So I go down to Liverpool on Friday!!!!!!! Yay!! My appt is at 4.30.
It's about a 4hr drive for us - so I'll fill you in on Sat when I get back :-)
Can't wait to have this done - just want some answers - you know what I mean eh!
How's ovulation at your end!!?? :-)
Vx